Armenia Emigration and Immigration
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Research use: Identifies residents of Armenia that are not in the parish registers.
Record type: Civil record of those arriving to live in Armenia.
General: Lists of refugees from the genocide in Turkey and other groups entering Armenia.
Time period: 1914-present.
Contents: Name, birth date, nationality, citizenship, occupation, country of arrival, other details, and in some instances a photograph.
Location: Modern History Archive, Yerevan.
Percentage in Family History Library: 100%.
Population coverage: 5% coverage of the population.[1]
See the FamilySearch catalog to view copies of original repatriation records.
Armenian Immigration Records[edit | edit source]
- hayrenadardz.org (Museum of repatriation [to Soviet Armenia]), name search must be done in Armenian.
Diaspora in Americas and Western Europe[edit | edit source]
Many Armenians have emigrated to countries within the Americas and Western Europe. If your ancestor was one of these individuals you may be able to find immigration records for them. Below are the names of some of these records specific to individual countries.
France[edit | edit source]
Records
- List of Armenian refugees living at Camp Oddo, Marseille, 1922
- Passport Nansen: List of Transit of Nansen Passport Holders in Marseilles (1926-1946)
Limitations: Online access does not indicate origin of individual.
United States[edit | edit source]
Records
- Declaration of Intention
- Naturalization Records
Limitations: Location of birth mentioned, but for many born after 1913 they may have been born in other countries after their parents left Armenia.
Argentina[edit | edit source]
Records
- Immigration Records of the Archivo General de la Nacion (Collection of CEMLA as well 1888-1925)
Limitations: Not available for online research.
Brazil[edit | edit source]
Records
- Immigration Cards
- Naturalization Records
Limitations: Location of birth mentioned, but for many born after 1913 they may have been born in other countries after their parents left Armenia.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Armenia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1999.